STEPwise Survey for Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors 2003, Four Urban Sentinel Sites
Cameroon, 2003
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CMR_2003_STEPS_v01_M
STEPwise Survey for Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors 2003
Four Urban Sentinel Sites
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | CMR |
Other Household Health Survey [hh/hea]
This is the first STEPS conducted by Cameroon.
STEPS is a household-based survey to obtain core data on the established risk factors that determine the major burden of NCDs.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Individuals
Version
v0.1: Edited and anonymized data for public distribution
Scope
The following topics were included in the survey: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, history of raised blood glucose, history of raised blood pressure, history of NCDs and lifestyle advice. Additionally, the following measures were taken: blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, heart rate and fasting blood glucose.
Coverage
Four urban sentinel sites from each of four ecological zones of the country.
Adults aged 15+ years.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| Health of Populations in Transition Research Group |
| Ministry of Public Health |
Sampling
Multi-level systematic sampling stratified by age group. All eligible adults in each selected household were invited to participate.
The overall response rate was 89.8%.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2003-07 | 2003-10 |
Access policy
The WHO NCD microdata repository
The WHO NCD microdata repository
https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/425
Cost: None
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCD Surveillance Team | World Health Organization | http://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/en/ | ncdmonitoring@who.int |
The user undertakes:
(1) to acknowledge the data source.
(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.
(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results to the coordinator of the survey.
(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
The WHO NCD microdata repository. Cameroon - STEPwise Survey for Non Communicable Diseases Risk Factors (STEPS) 2003, Four urban sentinel sites, Ref. CMR_2003_STEPS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date]
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCD Surveillance Team | World Health Organization | ncdmonitoring@who.int | http://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/en/ |
Metadata production
DDI_CMR_2003_STEPS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2019-05-29
Metadata version
Version 01 (May 2019)